Food Recipes for Dogs

The following recipes are for dogs of normal weight, activity, and general health. Please always check with your Vet to ensure that all new foods, their portions, and ingredient balance introduced are suited to your dog’s needs. Dancing Dog Blog or its principals cannot be held responsible for any reactions your dog may have.

Regardless of other recipe suggestions, do not include onion or garlic, considered toxic and possibly toxic in that order by the ASPCA poison control center. New information comes to light about human food effects on dogs, so make it a habit to check the list at the ASPCA’s website. Be aware that home cooking for your dog may require supplements (like bone meal, vitamins, etc.), so do your research on what’s available, consult your Veterinarian, and work with a well-reputed holistic or other pet supply store focused on knowledgeable service.

When using pasta, decide if the type suits your pet’s feeding style. If they gulp their food, or have a problem with their teeth, consider the type of pasta used…you may prefer flat cut noodles. All pastas used should be whole grain, better for you, too!

Mix all of the ingredients together in a casserole dish. Add water until the dry ingredients are just covered; put lid on casserole dish. Microwave on high for ten minutes, then microwave on medium for ten additional minutes. Let cool for at least one hour—check that it’s warm enough to excite the senses, but cool enough to eat before serving to your dog.

Pulverize vegetables in a blender, then mix all of the ingredients together in a large pot. Cover with water, then mix well. Cover pot and simmer for approximately two hours, stirring occasionally. When cooking is complete, let it cool; separate into small baggies or containers, then freeze until needed. Thaw a serving by placing in the refrigerator first thing in the morning.

Heat the olive oil up and sauté the potato until it is translucent. Add cut kale. Keep stirring, adding the rice and sweet corn. Add the chicken then stir a bit longer; reduce the heat to low. Stir an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in the yogurt, reduce heat to lowest possible setting. Cover and let cook for five more minutes, stirring occasionally. Allow it to cool completely, then sprinkle with a few drops sesame oil.

4. Bulky Puppy Pasta

This bulk recipe provides enough food to last your pooch for a while, while bringing a taste of Italy to the bowl.

Mix liver and rice in pot and a 2-to-1 ratio of water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook for 40 minutes. Season chicken with seasonings and cook in oven for 1-1/2 to 2 hours at 400 degrees. Boil pasta in another pot for 8 to 10 minutes; put veggies in colander then pour pasta over them to strain. Mix deboned chicken, rice, pasta and cottage cheese and serve when cooled.

5. Canine Cabbage Rolls

This is a great diet for pups who need to lose a bit of weight – or just to add a bit of variety to their regular fare.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Boil cabbage leaves until they are tender enough to roll. While leaves are cooling, mix chicken, rice, oregano and salt in a bowl. Add yogurt, then mix until creamy. Put 2 tablespoons of chicken mixture in each cabbage leaf; roll up and place in baking dish. Pour chicken stock over rolls, cover and bake for thirty minutes.

6. Crispy, Crunchy Meat Treats

Cook these up and keep them handy for a tasty alternative to a regular dog food dinner.

Heat a small amount of olive oil in a pan; spread whisked eggs and potatoes in pan. Layer on the turkey and the vegetables in equal,alternating layers. Cover and simmer until the egg is cooked and the ingredients are warm. Sprinkle on the shredded cheese; cook until melted. Cool, cut into wedges and serve.

8. Cereal For Dinner

This nutritious cereal is a crunchy way to feed your pet dog a delectable dinner.

Mix together the cheese, oil, wet dog food and applesauce; add vegetables, and flour. Add enough milk to form a ball easily; cover and chill for one hour. Roll out and cut into desired shapes; cook in preheated, 375 degree Fahrenheit oven for about 15 minutes or until pieces are golden brown.

9. Puppy Pizza

Humans aren’t the only ones who are crazy about pizza; cook this time tested favorite for your dog and witness true culinary bliss.

Combine crust ingredients; spread in pizza pan and bake in preheated 325 degree Fahrenheit oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Mix together topping ingredients and pour on top of finished crust; put back in 200 degree Fahrenheit oven and cook for an additional 10 minutes.

10. Snoopy Spaghetti

Let your dog experience an Italian feast by whipping up this tasty – and nutritious – doggy spaghetti; he or she will be sure to beg for more!

Boil spaghetti; set aside. In separate pan, cook meat, sauce, olives, seasonings until heated thoroughly. Separate portions of the spaghetti noodles onto individual serving platters; add meat sauce liberally to the top of the spaghetti. Either mix the vegetables in with the sauce, or serve on the side.

Yummy Tummy Cake

Makes one 9-inch cake (or 6 cupcakes)

Ingredients:

1/3 cup vegetable oil

2 cups grated fresh carrot

2 large whole cage-free eggs

1 cup organic all purpose flour

¼ cup brown sugar or honey

2 TBL carob powder (use carob, never chocolate!)

2 TBL organic flax meal or seeds

2 TBL dried organic Calendula flowers

1 TSP ground cinnamon

¼ TSP salt

1 TSP baking powder

1 TSP baking soda

Optional: ¼ cup unsweetened carob chips

Preheat oven to 325º

Directions:

Grease and flour cake pan to prevent sticking

Using a stand mixer with paddle attachment or hand mixer, beat eggs with oil and sugar [or honey] until well mixed. Mix in grated carrots.

Sift dry ingredients together and add. Do not over mix. Fold in carob chips if using.

Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until center springs back when pressed. Cool and decorate.

I home cook for my female papilion and look forward to trying these recipes. Please folks read the labels on commercial pet food. Home cooking is really the best and most healthy method of feeding your pet.

Your pup is welcome. Don't forget if your puppy is in the first 18 months of his or her life, you should add1 tblspn of cottage cheese for every 10 lbs of weight and 1 teaspoon of plain organic yogurt for every 5 lbs of weight, unless your vet says otherwise:)

I go with the pros, and not just one pro though I do favor the ASPCA because they err on the safe side. Tomatoes are not on their foods toxic to dogs list. That said, there is that pesky arguments about garlic too! You'll find garlic as an ingredient in many dog treats and yet ASPCA lists as toxic. Some dogs are very sensitive to it, even dangerously so.

The fact is each dog is different, with a different set of health issues and metabolisms that require the pet parent to watch for sensitivities that many other dogs never have. This is why my disclaimer is on the long side.

Wild mushrooms that grown in your yard and in wooded areas are toxic to dogs. Mushrooms we eat are not. But as I noted in the introduction, it is always good to check with the ASPCA poison control because news about problems with human foods are discovered and published there. If you don't feel comfortable adding the three mushrooms to that recipe, leave them out. You could also purchase Dr. Harvey's vegetables and use a portion of that in your cooking. It gives you a great variety that is tough to duplicate in home cooking. It also makes it easy to mix into the protein and fats you have prepared,